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The Insolvency Service and insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 have announced a project aimed at understanding and promoting diversity and inclusion across the insolvency profession. The two have collaborated to form a Diversity & Inclusion Steering Group to guide this project.

Increasing the contactless payment spending limit could lead to a rise in thefts and fraud, consumer and finance figures have warned. On Thursday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the contactless payment limit in shops would rise to £100.

The UK Government, through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is investing £153 million to develop new products and services based on advances in quantum technologies that will have a significant impact on financial services.

The Scottish economy remained stuck in a downturn during February, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. This was highlighted by the seasonally adjusted headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output - remaining w

Stenhouse Mill Wynd, a multi-let industrial estate in Edinburgh, has changed hands in a deal worth around £8.5 million. The site was sold by Telereal Trillium, the property company, to an undisclosed buyer.

The Peter Vardy Group has entered new territory in its far-reaching charitable activities by going into partnership with a vibrant young charity in Uganda to provide mentoring support for women in some of the country’s poorest communities.

Women living or working in Scottish agriculture will benefit from £115,000 of extra funding from the Scottish Government for a wide range of practical training courses including tractor and trailer driving. The financial package, announced by rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing on Intern

Giuseppe Refrigeri, an Italian mafia boss who was allegedly claiming unemployment benefit in Spain has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. Mr Refrigeri, who is believed to be a leader of the Banda della Marranella, which controls the drugs traffic in Rome, was seen at an unemployment office in Estep

Dundee-based accountancy firm MHA Henderson Loggie has been named ‘Exemplary Employer of Choice’ at the respected cHeRries Awards which recognise excellence in the fields of human resources, training and recruitment. Now in their 13th year, the awards ceremony took place virtually on Thu

The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) is engaging in talks with KPMG over a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) due to an expected shortage of cash to cover its pension commitments. The business group has written to its members warning them of imminent correspondence from Howard S

The United States has announced it is temporarily suspending all tariffs on direct exports from the UK.

UK house prices fell by 0.1% month-on-month (m/m) in February, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Hanover Scotland is set to continue the development of up to 60 affordable homes per year throughout the country, following a new funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland. With the pandemic meaning that many planned housing developments were paused or delayed, RBS stepped in to convert an existin

Rodney White suggests that Westminster and Holyrood should "step up to the plate" and fund infrastructure specifically for housebuilding projects. "Build back infrastructure" is not as snappy or alliterative as the build-back-better mantra favoured by politicians who believe that post-Covid-19 there

Edinburgh-based ready meal provider Parsley Box has announced its intention to float on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The firm, which is chaired by Chris van der Kuyl, targets its meals at the “baby boomer+” generation and said it would give its customers the chance